With a sheer layer, it gives my cheeks a natural cool, dolly pink hue that looks soft and fresh. The color can be built very easily (as it’s very pigmented) to a more vibrant pink if you like your blush to be prominent. I absolutely love this blush, and I know it’s going to be one of my frequently used products.

In general, I like applying cream blush with a small duo-fiber stippling brush (I use a MAC 131 Brush, although many like to use a 188 Brush). You can use your fingers, but in my experience, a brush disturbs my foundation less. I sometimes like using my fingers and with no pressure at all, sweep my fingertips across the edges to diffuse the edges.

MAC Florida swatched on the back of my hand.

As always, cream blushes work great as a base for powder blush, so if notice that your power blush tends to disappear after a few hours, applying a very light layer of a similar colored cream blush on the cheeks and dusting a light coat of powder blush over top will give you much longer lasting cheek color. You can also layer a pink or peach highlight over top for fresh, glowing cheeks.

With a color like Florida, any pink – cool or warm would work well together.

I also love the way this color looks dabbed on my lips! It gives them a nice natural, vibrant pink stain.

If you love pink cheeks, and you can get your hands on this blush through a blog sale, swap, discount site or outlet store, I’d highly recommend it! It has nothing but positive reviews on Makeupalley (view here).

*Fun fact: This blush was new prior to the photos, but literally after the first photo I took, the blush slipped out of my hands in slow motion (well, not really. It happened pretty quick, actually), falling face forward into the dirt Every molecule of dirt stuck to the surface, so I ended up scraping the heck out of the surface, which is why it’s looking like it has seen better days.

The Round-Up

Pros:

Pigmented – builds easily without looking patchy

Easy to blend – a stippling brush is my preferred application for a natural flush

Despite the brightness of the color in the pan, it looks very natural on the cheeks

Works great as a base for powder blush

Wears well throughout the day

Looks great on the lips as well

Cons:

None, this is quite possibly my favorite cool pink blush!

Price: $20, MAC. Florida is a Limited Edition shade and is not currently available on the MAC website. It’s available on AllCosmeticsWholesale for $40, but I don’t know if I’d pay that much.

Haha!! Pull that baby out and put it to use! Try dusting a cotton candy pink over it, or if you don't mind shimmer, a light dusting of a MSF or liquid highlight across the tops of your cheeks. So pretty.

not going to lie.. . it's kind of a scary colour in it's pot! and I never used to wear cream blushes (because they disturb foundation!) but then I discovered they can be applied with a brush (and felt ridiculous) . I'm sorry for the surface wounds your blush has aquired!

It isn't! It's much softer (yet you can build it to be very intense) The swatch is a few thin layers with a cosmetic sponge. It's like a porcelain doll pink. I haven't tried Pink Swoon, but they look pretty similar.

Haha, I was completely horrified, but thankfully it didn't end up being too bad. It was more of an inconvenience than anything.

That blush looks so pretty! It's such a bummer that it was limited edition though, I wish MAC would make some cremeblend blushes permanent *sigh* Btw, great review, and I'm sorry to hear about the blush accident, just proves how much you beauty bloggers sacrifice for us lol. I think you would like urban decay's 'afterglow glide on cheek tint', you should definitely check it out sometime (:

I've always been a fan of cream blushers as I find they're really easy to apply! The colour looks absolutely gorgeous…..I'm really tempted to go and buy it after reading your post but don't know if I want to spend $40 when it's normally $20……decisions lol!

Haha! Skin tone plays a big role in the way pinks look.. I notice with deeper skin tones, colors that are powder pink on my cheeks/lips definitely look more purple toned/fuchsia on darker skin. It can be a bit frustrating… I've purchased colors that looked amazing on some and looked completely different on me!

Search keywords

Search

Hi! I'm Natty and this is my little space where I like to ramble about all things beauty. I love obsessing over all of the latest products in beauty and share all of my thoughts with you! I hope you enjoy reading!

Join me on eBates

About the author Miss Natty

Natty is a 30 year old writer with a lifelong passion for beauty, fashion and photography. Miss Natty’s Beauty Diary was created in 2009, and originated as a hobby, and progressively turned into something so much more! With over 30 million page views, Miss Natty’s Beauty Diary has become one of reader’s top resources for beauty reviews. Although Miss Natty’s Beauty Diary’s main topic is makeup, this blog also features occasional posts about health and nutrition, as well as fashion and Natty’s life, so you can learn more about the girl behind the computer screen!